Hey guys here is a concept i once wrote in the modding union; i know its only a picture suggestion but its well justified
I just wanna say that Sarumans former ring picture was more interesting than the actual one, I dont know, that Saruman seems to be like <meh> hehe and the former one was like <i will kill you>. Anyway, here it is the picture I propose:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bVFm8Rrhja8/Tuv5qAsHIiI/AAAAAAAAASA/Qn1SrcjRZuM/s1600/Christopher-Lee-Charlemagne-By-the-Sword-and-the-Cross-2010.jpgWhy i think its more than perfect?
*Got a crown: this would show Sarumans obsession of rule & order, thus becoming -in his fantasy- the new ruler or Dark Lord of middle earth
*Is dressed in black robes, as the in-game model
*Got the palantir
*Got flames, flames pretty close to those shown by the necromancer in the hobbit films
It could also be edited: changing sword for staff (perhaps) and erasying the cross from the orbe-palantir
The model would not change, only-as Boromir ring-formen- got a golden crown. Also the fire behind him is what happens in the ingame model as he walked ^^)
It would be the way saruman would imagine himself, the way he told gandalf:
[...] We can bide our time, we can keep our thoughts in our hearts, deploring maybe evils done by the way, but approving the high and ultimate purpose: Knowledge, Rule, Order [...]
He will remain as a dark sorcerer, but a dark sorcerer whose madness drove him to crown himself as the new dark lord of the earth
Also the actual picture doesnt seem to fit with Saruman the Blessed, i propose this:
http://muratgul.deviantart.com/art/in-Memory-Of-Christopher-Lee-539358111Why? because the in-game model shines in white & golden light... also the picture creator made it as if Saruman was up in heavens hehe ^^